Yokozuna Akebono performs ''dohyo-iri''

Yokozuna Akebono performs ''dohyo-iri''

Hawaiian-born yokozuna Akebono (C) braves the cold temperatures at the opening ceremony of the Nagano Winter Olympics on Feb. 7. as he performs sumo's ''dohyo-iri'' ring purification ritual.

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